Cost of living comparison

Mexico

compared to

Japan

Yokohama vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Yokohama is 26.7% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 38.6% less in Yokohama
Groceries: pay 43.4% more in Yokohama
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Yokohama
Housing: pay 32.8% more in Yokohama
Childcare: pay 15.8% more in Yokohama
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4% more in Yokohama
Clothing: pay 31.0% less in Yokohama

The cost of transportation, groceries, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Yokohama are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Yokohama. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Yokohama.

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Yokohama vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yokohama instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 38.6% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Yokohama
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$187.02	$6.68 ¥1,048	-38.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$151.95	$5.35 ¥839	-39.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$29.83	$1.14 ¥178	-34.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$22.46	$0.75 ¥118	-42.4%
Average			-38.6%

Mexico City vs. Yokohama - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.4% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Yokohama
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$45.22	$1.75 ¥275	-33.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$86.82	$4.86 ¥762	-3.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$112.63	$5.51 ¥865	-15.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$44.91	$2.21 ¥346	-15.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$65.54	$2.76 ¥433	-27.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$23.58	$2.63 ¥412	+91.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$13.78	$1.36 ¥214	+70.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$16.77	$1.76 ¥276	+80.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$15.61	$2.64 ¥414	+191.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$16.51	$1.44 ¥227	+50.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.13	$1.87 ¥293	+88.0%
Average			+43.4%

Mexico City vs. Yokohama - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Yokohama
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$88.50	$4.43 ¥695	-13.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$336.63	$53.46 ¥8,387	+173.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$345K	$22,332.63 ¥4M	+11.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$76.22	$24.99 ¥3,921	+464.8%
Average			+159.1%

Mexico City vs. Yokohama - Cost of transportation

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pay 32.8% more for housing

	Mexico City	Yokohama
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$532.86	$32.74 ¥5,137	+5.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$18,589.39	$795.21 ¥125K	-26.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$11,666.24	$466.43 ¥73,173	-31.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$643.59	$105.54 ¥16,556	+182.5%
Average			+32.8%

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pay 15.8% more for childcare

	Mexico City	Yokohama
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,413.85	$271.75 ¥42,632	-36.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$188K	$18,376.64 ¥3M	+68.6%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Yokohama
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$56.10	$2.00 ¥314	-38.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$65.69	$3.01 ¥472	-21.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$74.81	$4.01 ¥629	-7.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,006.77	$53.73 ¥8,428	-8.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$112.21	$13.20 ¥2,070	+102.6%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 31.0% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Yokohama
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,049.84	$40.09 ¥6,290	-34.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$828.17	$28.40 ¥4,455	-40.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,821.14	$57.87 ¥9,078	-45.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$1,910.54	$106.92 ¥16,773	-3.6%
Average			-31.0%

Mexico City vs. Yokohama - Cost of clothing

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